Missing swimmers found after all-night search in Point Clear

POINT CLEAR, Ala. -- Daphne responders found a pair of lost swimmers early Wednesday morning after a search of nearly eight hours in the Point Clear area by multiple agencies, Fairhope police said today.

The couple had gone swimming while boating with two friends Tuesday evening, said Fairhope police Cpl. Brett Murray. All four went swimming. One couple returned to the boat but could not see or hear their friends, Murray said.

After searching the area themselves by boat, they called Fairhope police at about 8:30 p.m. A search-and-rescue operation was launched including a State Troopers helicopter and units with Daphne Search and Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard.

At about 4 a.m., Daphne Search and Rescue officials reported that they had recovered the lost 20-year-old female and 21-year-old male approximately one mile north of theGrand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Murray said.